What do Black Berkey Elements Remove?

Chlorine, Free Chlorine and Chloramines are removed to below Lab detectable limits. Read this page for a detailed description of what the Black Berkey elements remove.

VIRUSES – Removed to  >99.999% (Log 5)
Exceeds Purification Standard:
MS2 Coliphage ; Fr Coliphage.

PATHOGENIC BACTERIA (AND SURROGATES) – Removed to >99.9999%
Exceeds Purification Standard : Bacillus atrophaeus (Anthrax surrogate); Raoultella terrigena (Pathogenic Bacteria Surrogate); Salmonella Enterica.

TRIHALOMETHANES – Removed to >99.8%
(Below Lab Detectable Limits):
Bromodichloromethane ; Bromoform ; Chloroform ; Dibromochloromethane.

INORGANIC MINERALS
Removed to Below Lab Detectable Limits: Chloramine; Chloride;  Chlorine Residual (Total Residual Chlorine); Free Chlorine

 

HEAVY METALS (HIGH & LOW pH LEVELS)
Aluminum (>99%); Antimony (>99.9%); Barium (>80%); Beryllium (>99.9%); Bismuth (>99.9%); Cadmium (>99.7%); Cobalt (>95%); Chromium (>99.9%); Chromium 6 (>99.85%); Copper (>99.9%); Iron (>99.9%); Lead (>99.9%); Mercury (>99.9%); Molybdenum (>90%); Nickel (>99.9%); Vanadium (>87.5%); Zinc (>99.9%).

PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS CONTAMINANTS – Removed to >99.9%
Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Carbamazepine; Ciprofloxacin HCl; Erythromycin USP; Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim; Bisphenol A; Diclofenac Sodium; 4-para-Nonylphenol; 4-tert-Octylphenol; Primidone; Progestrone; Gemfibrozil; Ibuprofen; Naproxen Sodium; Triclosan.

 

Pesticides & (Semi) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Removed to Below Laboratory Detectable Limits

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (TCA) 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane 1,1-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA) 1,1-Dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE) 1,1-Dichloropropene 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) 1,2-Dibromoethane 1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (CFC 123a) 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1,2-Dichlorobenzene-d4 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 1,3-Dichloropropene 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 2,2-Dichloropropane 2,4,5-T 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) 2,4-D 2,4-DB 2-Butanone (MEK) 2-Chlorotoluene 2-Hexanone 2-Methyl-2-propanol 3,5-Dichlorobenzoic Acid 3-Hydroxycarbofuran 4-Bromofluorobenzene 4-Chlorotoluene 4-Isopropyltoluene 4-Methyl-2-pentanone 4-Nitrophenol4,4′-DDD4,4′-DDE 4,4″-DDT 5-Hydroxydicamba Acetone Acenaphthylene Acifluorfen Alachlor Aldicarb Aldicarb Sulfone Aldicarb Sulfoxide Aldrin alpha-Chlorodane Ametryn Anthracene Aroclor (1016, 1221, 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254, 1260) Atraton Atrazine Baygon Bentazon Benzene Bromacil Bromoacetic Acid Bromobenzene Bromochloromethane Bromodichloromethane Bromomethane Bromoform Butachlor Butylate Butylbenzylphthalate Carbaryl Carbofuran Carbon Tetrachloride Carboxin Chloramben Chlordane Chloroacetic Acid Chlorobenzene Chlorobenzilate Chloroethane Chloroform Chloromethane Chlorpropham Chlorprophane cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene cis-1,3-Dichloropropene cis-Nonachlor Cycloate Dacthal Acid Dalapon Diazinona Dibromoacetic Acid Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) Dibromomethane Dicamba

Dichloroacetic Acid Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC 12) Dichloromethane Dichlorvos Diclorprop DieldrinDiethylphthalate Dinoseb Diphenamid Disulfoton Disulfoton Sulfone Disulfoton Sulfoxidea Endrin EPTC Ethoprop Ethylbenzene Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) Fenamiphos Fenarimol Fluorobenzene Fluridone gamma-Chlorodane Glyphosate Halo acidic Acids (HAA5) Heptachlor Heptachlor Epoxide Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene (CCC) Hexachlorocyclopentadiene HexazinoneIsophorone Isopropylbenzene (Cumene) Lindane (Gamma-BHC) Merphos Methiocarb Methomyl Methoxychlor Methylcyclohexane-methane Methyl Paraoxon Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Metolachlor Metribuzin Mevinphos MGK 264 Molinate Monochlorobenzene m-Xylenes Naphthalene Napropamide n-Butylbenzene Norflurazon n-Propylbenzene Oxamyl o-Xylene Pebulate Pentachlorophenol Picloram Prometon Prometryn Pronamidea Propazine p-Xylenes sec-Butylbenzene Simazine Simetryn Stirofos Styrene Tebuthiuron Terbacil Terbufos Terbutryn tert-Butylbenzene Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) Tetrahydrofuran (THF) Thiobencarb Toluene Toxaphene trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene trans-1,3-Dichloropropene trans-Nonachlor Triademefon Tribromoacetic Acid Trichloroacetic Acid Trichloroethene (TCE) Trichloroethylene Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC 11) Tricyclazole Trifuralin Vernolate Vinyl Chloride and many more*

ALSO REMOVES OR REDUCES:

Arsenic (>99.9%); Escherichia coli (E. Coli) (>99.999%); Fluorene (>99.9%); Manganese (>99.9%); MBAS (>96.67%); PCB’s (>99.9%); Petroleum Products (Gasoline, Diesel, Crude Oil, Kerosene, Mineral Spirits, Refined Oil- All >99.9%); Selenium (>99.9%); Thallium (>99.5%); Rust; Silt; Sediment; Turbidity; Foul Tastes and Odors.